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Loading...If you are running out of PC space, the last thing you want clogging up your disk is the iOS backup of your iPhone or iPad. The easy solution is to save the backup to an external drive such as a USB stick or a portable hard disk.
This way the iPhone backup is safe in case of a PC crash. You can also bring the backup with you wherever you are and restore it from any computer. Here’s how to back up iPhone to any external drive with the free CopyTrans Shelbee.
Let’s back up iPhone to external drive
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First, get CopyTrans Shelbee on your PC Download CopyTrans Shelbee now
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Launch the program, connect the iPhone and the external USB drive where you want to save the backup. Choose “Backup”
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From the following screen, click “Full backup”
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Now click on the blue Pencil button to select the destination of the backup
A new window opens. Select the external drive and click “OK”
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Click “Start”
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Stand-by until the backup is complete. CopyTrans Shelbee backs up iPhone settings, contacts, calendars, messages, apps including app documents and photos/videos in the Camera Roll. Learn more
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Once the backup is finished, choose “Done”
The iPhone backup is saved to the external drive of your choice.
TIP: Did you know that you can bring CopyTrans Shelbee with you and run it on any PC? Simply place the CopyTrans Shelbee program file on the external drive and run the program on the computer where you wish to back up or restore the iPhone. 
This is how to back up iPhone to external drive.
